Rangers retain left-handed reliever Frasor

Reliever Jason Frasor agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year deal to remain with the Texas Rangers rather than become a free agent.

The 36-year-old right-hander went 4-3 with a 2.57 ERA in 61 appearances in his first season with the Rangers.

San Jose's case tossed: The city of San Jose's antitrust claims against MLB were dismissed by a federal judge, who allowed the city to pursue allegations of contract interference in connection with the Athletics' stalled relocation plans.

U.S. District Judge Ronald M. Whyte in San Jose ruled MLB's antitrust exemption, created by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1922, barred most of the claims in San Jose's lawsuit. The city filed it in June, accusing MLB of conspiring to stop the team's proposal to move to a planned ballpark in downtown San Jose. MLB defines San Jose and its Santa Clara County suburbs as the exclusive territory of the Giants. San Jose plans to appeal.

It is presented by the Oklahoma City Bricktown Rotary Club and the Jim Thorpe Association to the top left-handed pitcher in MLB. It's named for Hall-of-Famer Warren Spahn, whose 363 career wins are the most by a lefty.